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Despite ceasefire, resumed fighting and shelling in eastern Ukraine. (Original Post) another_liberal Jun 2014 OP
The Ukrainian "Ministry of Free Speech", controlled by Svoboda, often reverses the story newthinking Jun 2014 #1
This is what the heroic ultra-nationalists were doing yesterday . . . another_liberal Jun 2014 #2
Think we will see this on western media? newthinking Jun 2014 #3

newthinking

(3,982 posts)
1. The Ukrainian "Ministry of Free Speech", controlled by Svoboda, often reverses the story
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 03:45 PM
Jun 2014

claiming that the Eastern Militia is breaking it. In reality Poroshenko does not have complete control of the "National Guard" which is made up of "Nationalists" (Right wing extremists/neo-Nazi's) and some prisoners let out of jail. That is why there have been war crimes occurring and civilians are not well respected.

From the start, it was these groups of extremists (Right Sector, Svoboda, etc) that were financed by one of the oligarghs and spreading terror caused entire chain of events that has led to civil war. This may not be so simple to de-escelate.

Poroshenko did can the Svoboda leader that was running Ukraine's Attorney General's office. That would appear a sign that he would like to remove the neo-nazi leaders from their positions in the Executive. Whether he has the ability to safely do so and determined to truly change those dynamics is yet to be seen.

 

another_liberal

(8,821 posts)
2. This is what the heroic ultra-nationalists were doing yesterday . . .
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 06:10 PM
Jun 2014

For the greater good of Ukraine, I'm certain (sarcasm):

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